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QUIZ GAME

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What causes most earthquakes?

a)

A. Strong winds

b)

B. Movement of tectonic plates

c)

C. Heavy rainfall

d)

D. Volcanic ash

2.

2. The underground point where an earthquake begins is called the:

a)

A. Fault line

b)

C. Crust

c)

C. Focus (Hypocenter)

3.

3. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus is called:

a)

A. Fault line

b)

B. Epicenter

c)

C. Crust

4.

4. What instrument is used to detect and record earthquakes?

a)

A. Microscope

b)

B. Thermometer

c)

C. Seismograph

d)

D. Seizemograph

5.

5. Which seismic wave is the fastest and arrives first?

a)

A. S-wave

b)

B. P-wave

c)

C. Love wave

d)

D. Rayleigh wave

6.

6. Which seismic wave moves the ground up and down or side to side but cannot travel through liquids?

a)

A. P-wave

b)

B. Love wave

c)

C. S-wave

d)

D. Rayleigh wave

7.

7. Which type of surface wave moves like a snake, side-to-side?

a)

A. P-wave

b)

B. S-wave

c)

C. Love wave

d)

D. Rayleigh wave

8.

8. Which type of wave rolls like ocean waves and causes both up-and-down and side-to-side motion?

a)

A. Love wave

b)

B. P-wave

c)

C. Rayleigh wave

d)

D. Fault wave

9.

9. Which type of earthquake is caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

A. Volcanic earthquake

b)

B. Tectonic earthquake

c)

C. Collapse earthquake

d)

D. Explosion earthquake

10.

10. Which type of earthquake is caused by magma movement inside a volcano?

a)

A. Collapse earthquake

b)

B. Explosion earthquake

c)

C. Volcanic earthquake

d)

C. Volcanic earthquake

11.

11. Earthquakes that occur at less than 70 km deep are called:

a)

A. Shallow-focus earthquakes

b)

B. Intermediate-focus earthquakes

c)

C. Deep-focus earthquakes

d)

D. Volcanic earthquakes

12.

12. What kind of fault movement happens when rocks are pushed together and one block moves upward?

a)

A. Normal fault

b)

B. Reverse (Thrust) fault

c)

C. Strike-slip fault

d)

D. Collapse fault

13.

13. The earthquake magnitude is measured by the:

a)

A. Richter Scale / Moment Magnitude Scale

b)

B. Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

c)

C. Celsius Scale

d)

D. Wind Speed Scale

14.

14. The earthquake intensity, or how much shaking people feel, is measured by the:

a)

A. Richter Scale

b)

B. Celsius Scale

c)

C. Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale

d)

D. Seismograph

15.

15. What is the safest action during a strong earthquake?

a)

A. Run outside quickly

b)

B. Stand near glass windows

c)

C. Drop, Cover, and Hold On

d)

D. Stay under a tree

16.

HOW OLD IS MS ROBIE NIÑA S. RELLEVE

a)

24

b)

23

c)

25

d)

26

17.

WHAT IS MY FAVORITE COLOR?

a)

BLUE

b)

RED

c)

BLACK

d)

PINK

18.

WHAT IS MY COLLEGE DEGREE?

a)

Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED)

b)

Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd)

c)

Master of Education

d)

Bachelor of Culture and Arts Education

19.

I ATTENDED COLLEGE AT?

a)

UST

b)

BICOL COLLEGE

c)

DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

d)

BICOL UNIVERSITY-DARAGA CAMPUS

20.

Where was Jesus born?

a)

A. Nazareth

b)

B. Bethlehem

c)

C. Jerusalem

d)

D. Galilee